‘I have never been joyful, and yet it has always seemed as if joy were my constant companion, as if the buoyant jinn of joy danced around me, invisible to others but not to me, whose eyes shone with delight.’ –Kierkegaard
How to maxmize your happiness from a vacation
1. Enjoy the planning process
2. Do your best to make your trip very relaxing (a trip that is just ‘relaxed’ doesn’t quite cut it)
3. Multiple short trips are better than one long trip
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We’re happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness. Unless we have a reason for being active we choose to do nothing - an evolutionary vestige that ensures we conserve energy.